Clare Jennings from The Local Resilience Forum was joined by Alun Cooper (Langton Herring and Rodden Emergency Plan) and Linda Kettley (Firewise UK) to provide an update on plans for winter across Dorset. Alun and Linda shared some practical tips about emergency planning, specifically for sever weather events.
Working Together Webinars
With Dorset Council and other relevant parties, DAPTC holds Working Together Webinars to brief parish and town councils about key changes, projects and initiatives that will affect lives in Dorset. The webinars provide an opportunity to engage with Dorset Council officers and elected members and other specilaist experts. Webinars may simply provide information to keep local councils updated or ask for action - it all depends on the topic. To find out more about the purpose of Working Together webinars, WATCH THIS 1 MINUTE VIDEO on Vimeo.
Who should come along?
Anyone from your council; councillor or employee, who is interested in the topic and will provide an update to your council at the next opportunity. As the webinars are online, there is no limit to how many can attend - the more the merrier!
What if I can't attend?
DAPTC will publish any resources from webinars as soon as possible, in an article similar to those below. Where possible the webinars are recorded and also uploaded for those that can't make it on the day.
Electric Vehicle Residential On-street Charging Rollout
Thursday 11 December 2025 | 4 - 4:30pm | via Zoom
Join us for this short webinar about the rollout of electric vehicle charge points across the county due to start in the new year. The webinar will be led by Chris Whitehouse, Projects Team Manager, and Rachel Thistlewood, Strategic Engagement Officer, from Dorset Council, with time for questions.
We know many of your residents are asking for EV chargepoints in your areas and this webinar will provide information to help you with those conversations.
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Watch previous webinars and view resources by accessing the articles below
Ian Wells gave an insightful update on the current grants available and undertook a Q&A with those attending. You can watch the recording of the presentation below and access the slides presentation pack given by Ian.
Digital Dorset
Please extend our thanks for the engagement of those who attended and I look forward to continuing these conversations in the future as we seek to improve digital connectivity across the county.
Lisa Cotton (Corporate Director Customer & Cultural Services) and Kate Turner (Library Strategy Manager) provided an update on the progress with the library strategy across the Dorset Council area.
Antony Littlechild (Sustainability Team Manager) and Carl Warom (Climate & Ecology Policy Officer) provide an overview of the Dorset Council's progress on climate initiatives and share a hots of resources available to parish and town councils across Dorset.
Heather Kiel (Programme Manager Low Carbon Dorset), Matt Peukert (Technical Officer Low Carbon Dorset), Cllr Alf Bush (Lytchett Matravers Parish Council) and Steve Newman (Town Clerk Dorchester Town Council) provided content laden session which ended with two local councils showcasing the projects they have delivered.
Christopher Whitehouse from the Transport Planning Team at Dorset Council provided an update on the electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Dorset followed by a Q&A
Digital Dorset | Digital Inclusion Update - an update on what Digital Dorset are doing to support enhancing skills for life and skills and the workplace and businesses.
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